package act.data.annotation;

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import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Specify the Date time format.
 *
 * This annotation is superseded by {@link DateFormatPattern}
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Deprecated
public @interface Pattern {
    /**
     * The date time format value. E.g
     *
     * * "yyyy-MM-dd"
     * * "dd/MM/yyyy HH:MM"
     *
     * @return the format string
     */
    String value();
}
